Among the key demands is a real wage adjustment of 2% for the period December 2025 to November 2026, applicable to all labor systems within the State, including contractors, municipalities, state universities, and local education services (SLEP).
The affected airlines include Iberia Airlines of Spain S.A., TAP Portugal, Avianca, LATAM Airlines Colombia, Turkish Airlines, and GOL Linhas Aéreas S.A.
The controversy erupted after Congressman Sebastián Zamora shared a militaristic video with a message about "cleaning the streets" if Kast wins, a post that he later deleted following a wave of criticism.
The decision by the Republican legislator was communicated through his social media channels, aiming to avoid greater political tension in his sector, though it has already compromised the presidential image of José Kast in the final stretch of the electoral campaign.
A ruling from the Comptroller has jeopardized the future of parking meters in Ñuñoa, concluding that the bidding awarded to Granada SpA was conducted with payment hours and zones outside municipal regulations.
Calls to "clean the streets" have historically been used to justify political persecution and institutional violence. These speeches vividly remind us of the opposition's messages prior to the 1973 coup in Chile and other Latin American dictatorships, which systematically appealed to an alleged "internal enemy" to legitimize the grave crimes they committed, cautioned the National Network of Survivors of the Social Outbreak and the United Corporation for Human Rights Defense.
According to investigative media Reportea, payments that extended over six years began in February 2019, just three months after Yáber took office, and continued uninterrupted until 2025.
Judge Paola Plaza has summoned former President Eduardo Frei to provide written testimony in a case investigating the cover-up of crimes against humanity, looking into whether his government facilitated Pinochet's return from London amid claims by families affected by the Caravana de la Muerte.
"This is not the center-right; this is Pinochetism. And Pinochetism and democracy are antithetical. There are objective grounds for what I’m saying," asserted the Christian Democratic member, warning of the dangers of a "militarization of politics in Chile."
